On the Standing Rock Indian Reservation, which straddles the border between North and South Dakota, people line up at 6 a.m. in the freezing winter, hoping to get one of only four dentist appointments. “If you don’t catch those four, you’re out, you don’t understand,” Standing Rock Sioux Tribe chairwoman Janet Alkire, who described the scene at an April hearing of the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on India and Island Affairs . And the lack of adequate medical care goes far beyond dental care, he told lawmakers. “Our babies can’t…
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Merck sues law that allows Medicare to negotiate with drug makers
Pharmaceutical company Merck sued the government Tuesday over a federal law that allows Medicare to negotiate prices directly with drug makers for the first time. The Merck lawsuit, filed in federal court in Washington, is the drug industry’s most significant move yet to thwart a major health care policy change, which takes effect in 2026. Democrats pushed through the Medicare negotiating program last summer as a provision of the Inflation Reduction Act, framing it as a way to lower drug prices. Only certain drugs will be subject to negotiation with…
Read MoreWith the rise of legal gambling, some states want to teach teenagers about the risks
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ (AP) As a senior in high school, Nick was blessed with a deadly and accurate jump shot from long three-point range, something he was quick to cash in on. He and his gym buddies not far from the Jersey Shore would compete to see who could make the most baskets, at $5 or $10 a pop. “It gave a different dynamic to the day, a certain level of excitement,” Nick said. “I didn’t know how far she would keep going.” Before long, he was betting staggering amounts…
Read MoreThe law aimed at improving the framework for French health centers has finally been published! | JD Supra
[co-author: Saliha Rhaimoura] The French law n° 2023-378 of May 19, 2023 on the supervision of health centers has finally been published in the Journal Officiel. The text, which reached consensus, was adopted without substantial changes. This text is the result of a politically motivated desire to regulate health centers, following various health scandals. The main objective is to make health centers more accountable towards patients and public authorities, appointing “responsible” and increasing authorization requirements and penalties for non-compliance with established rules. The law reinforcing the rules applicable to health…
Read MoreBipartisan Health Care Transparency Bills, One Sponsored by Roberts, Signed into Law by Polis – Real Vail
Colorado General Assembly Democrats on Friday issued the following press release in which Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law, including one sponsored by Avon Democrat Dylan Roberts, designed to increase transparency in hospital reporting: Governor Polis today signed two bipartisan bills to increase transparency in hospital reporting requirements and increase pricing transparency for health care services to save Colorado patients money. “Colorado Democrats are committed to making health care more affordable for Coloradans, and this new law will improve hospital transparency requirements so we can build future policies…
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